Two Guadalupe Men Arrested in Separate Child Sexual Abuse Material Investigations
GUADALUPE, CA — November 6, 2026 — Two Guadalupe men were arrested in the early morning hours of Nov. 4 following separate investigations into the alleged possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Raquel Zick, the two cases were investigated independently and resulted in search warrants for the suspects’ separate Guadalupe residences.
A combined team of sheriff’s detectives and federal law enforcement personnel served the warrants at approximately the same time.
During the first search, investigators arrested Robert Ray Bishop, 45, of Guadalupe. He was transported to Santa Barbara County Jail and booked on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material and distributing, transporting or possessing obscene material depicting minors engaged in sexual conduct with the intent to distribute it.
During the second search, detectives arrested 26-year-old Guadalupe resident Alejandro Mendez Herrera. He was also transported to Santa Barbara County Jail and booked on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material depicting sexual sadism or sexual masochism involving a person younger than 18.
Bishop’s bail was set at $40,000, while Mendez Herrera’s bail was set at $100,000.
– by F. Scott Faulkner
